in cases of unfitness or total destruction, but are proposing to add on the arrears with accumulated interest to the ultimate debt to be collected. The suggestion, as I understand it, is that they should shoulder or share the financial loss caused during the War period. The general effect of the Landlord and Tenant (War Damage) Act is to place this loss on the landlord, and under the very special use made of mortgages by Building Societies it is said that the building society mortgagee is in a position analogous to that of the landlord.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/3/24
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/3
- Former Department Reference
- LP(41) 22
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000003.024
- Keywords
- Air Raids Bomb Damage Cost of Living Finance Financial Services Housing Loans Rental Properties
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- Attorney General's Office Lord President's Committee Uthwatt Committee
- Pages
- 2
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Papers Nos. 1(41) - 75(41)
- Themes
- Bombing Damage to Property Housing Living Conditions
